Starmer signals new plan to unpick Brexit harm a decade on from EU referendum

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"Keir Starmer risks re-igniting a row with members of his cabinet after he signalled the UK is prepared to get closer to the European Union to undo the harm caused by Brexit. The prime minister said Britain should align itself more closely with the EU single market when it is in the national interest, adding we should go that far. But he poured cold water on the idea the UK should rejoin a customs union with the bloc, days after his health secretary Wes Streeting said the arrangement had "enormous economic benefits"."

The Independent solicits donations to fund on-the-ground reporting across issues including reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech. The Independent emphasizes investigating financials, producing documentaries and keeping reporting accessible without paywalls, asking supporters to fund journalism available to all. Keir Starmer signalled a willingness for the UK to align more closely with the EU single market when in the national interest. Starmer rejected rejoining a customs union, citing complications after trade deals with the US and India and suggesting too much has changed to reverse those arrangements. Health secretary Wes Streeting had described a customs union as having "enormous economic benefits."

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